SILCHAR, Nov 15: The Assam government suspended 10 Public Works Department engineers over allegations of professional negligence, poor-quality construction and irregularities linked to the collapse of several bridges.
Nine of the suspended officials were posted in different divisions in the Barak Valley, while one was posted in Haflong.
The officials included Katigorah-Borkhola Division executive engineer Kallol Nath and junior engineer Joydeep Nath; Dholai-Sonai Division assistant executive engineers Piyush Choudhury and Ratul Das; and Patharkandi-Ramakrishnanagar Division executive engineer Shaibal Biswas and assistant executive engineer Subrata Das.
Hailakandi Division executive engineer Shubhendu Das, assistant executive engineer Anamur Rahman Barbhuiya, also known as Babu Barbhuiya, and junior engineer Amir Hussain Choudhury were also suspended.
Superintending engineer Shakil Ahmed, posted under the North Eastern Council in Dima Hasao, was also suspended. He had earlier served as executive engineer of the Dholai-Sonai Division, and action was taken against him over alleged irregularities during that period.
The action followed allegations of lapses in departmental supervision, poor construction quality and bridge collapses.
